General Knowledge about Nepal

संघीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपालSanghiya Loktāntrik Ganatantra NepālFederal Democratic Republic of Nepal

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Motto: जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी(Devanāgarī)"Mother and Motherland are Greater than Heaven"

Anthem: "Sayaun Thunga Phool Ka"

Capital(and largest city)
Kathmandu (Nepali: काठमांडौ) 27°42′N 85°19′E / 27.7°N 85.317°E / 27.7; 85.317
Official languages
Nepali[1]
Recognised regional languages
Maithili, Nepal Bhasa, Bhojpuri, Tharu, Gurung, Tamang, Magar, Awadhi, Sherpa, Kiranti and other 100 different indigenous languages.
Demonym Nepali

Government Republic

-President Ram Baran Yadav

-Vice President Parmanand Jha

-Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal(Acting)


Unification

-Kingdom declared on December 21, 1768 by the then king Prithvi Narayan Shah

-State declared on January 15, 2007

-Republic declared on May 28, 2008 through Constituent Assembly


Area
-Total area is 147,181 km2 (93rd)56,827 sq mi

-Water (%) is 2.8 of the world

Population of Nepal in July 2008 estimate 29,519,114 (40th)

-2007 census is 28,875,140

-Density is 184/km2 (56th)477/sq mi

GDP (PPP) 2008 estimate
-Total $31.582 billion[2]

Per capita - $1,142[2]

GDP (nominal) 2008 estimate

Total - $12.698 billion[2]

Per capita - $459[2]

Gini (2003–04) 47.2 (high)
HDI (2007)
▲ 0.534 (medium) (142nd)

Currency - Rupee (NPR)
Time zone - NPT (UTC+5:45)

Summer (DST)
not observed (UTC+5:45)

Drives on the left

Internet TLD - .np

Calling code - 977